Then I did some cardio. I did 6mph for 30 minutes (3 miles). When I stepped off the treadmill, I noticed my face was numb, I was totally exhausted, I felt like I could eat a small village, and I was about ready to pass out.

I had a leg workout today. I'm coming down with a cold (everyone at the office is already sick, so I got it from them). I worked out with a crazy sinus headache and a stuffed up nose that made it tough to breathe. To add to that, I felt like I was ready to just fall asleep well before I even got to the gym. So here was my leg/ab workout today:

Leg Press:
4 sets
315x20, 495x15, 675x15, 765x12

Hack Squats:
2 sets
225x15, 315x12

Leg Extension:
2 sets
190x15, 210x12

Dumbell Romanian Deadlift:
4 sets
75x20, 90x15, 100x12, 110x12

Crunches:
3 sets of 20

Vacuums:
6 isometric sets
30s, 20s, 10s, 15s

As a note, those Romanian Deadlifts rule for flexibility. When I started doing them a couple weeks ago, I could barely go past my knees. Now I can place the dumbells on the floor with my knees locked!

I haven't really noticed anything from MDHT. I know that my mood is really good, even though I'm tired all the time, however I have heard the M4OHN is the likely cause of that. I haven't noticed any increased aggression. As for negative sides, none so far. In fact, I'm not even getting any more blemishes than usual (a couple here or there).

Well, there is one negative side effect that is creeping me out. I don't know where it is from but I have two suspects. The side effect is this:

My stools are green. When I say green, I'm talking the color of broccoli. Not even remotely brown at all. I'm talking spinach green.

My major suspect is TriMax. My secondary suspect is that perhaps it is a liver thing, which is far more worrisome although far less likely. I'm going to look it up though.

EDIT: Just found the culprit. One of the listed causes of green stool is "rapid colonic transit time." It's the TriMax and nothing to worry about.

Well I haven't tried going heavy lately because I don't want to mess up my elbow again. I suppose I could go heavy on squats, but that wouldn't say much because balance is my limiting factor with those.

Had a back/bicep workout today. I stopped keeping track of weight after the first exercise, but it was the best workout I've had in a long while. Why? Because I stopped caring about weights and only paid attention to how the exercise felt and how each muscle was being worked. I've determined that dumbells and cables with single grip handles are best for me with bicep work because otherwise it tweaks my wrists too much to really feel like I've gotten the best workout I can get. I discovered an exercise I'll be including in all back workouts from now on but don't know what to call it. Basically it works Rhomboids and that's pretty much it; so it is essential for back thickness and more importantly posture.

I went in pretty fired up today. I think it was mostly because of the carbs I ate. It seems I'm a lot more carb depleted than I thought. The MDHT and M4OHN were the only things giving me energy through the day lately I'm thinking. Because when I ate that wholegrain bagel and all that honeydew melon and cantelope, I immediately wanted to get to the gym because I felt like I could snap a barbell in half.

So here's my workout, at least what I recorded of it:

Barbell Bent-over Rows
4 sets
15x135, 12x155, 12x175, 10x205

Cable Rhomboid Rows
Instruction -
Using a cable and a tight neutral grip, pull the grip about halfway
Then pinch your shoulderblades together and hold for a couple second then release.
Repeat process; range of motion is very very small.

Underhanded Pulldowns
I found that I hate these with a regular bar because it hurst my wrist and my back doesn't get worked well enough as a result. In the future I'll use two handles instead for a more natural and flexible grip.

One Armed Cable curls
2 sets each side, not sure of the weight or reps; I went to failure

EZBar Curls
I think the bar was 30 pounds. Stiff form to failure. 1 set

Incline dumbell curls.
15s. I have no idea how many reps. To failure. GREAT pump.

Friday night I went to my brother's Christmas party. I most definitely had to cheat; he didn't have anything remotely healthy to eat and there's no way I could get away with bringing something healthy to eat with me. My brother has this thing about people who don't drink alcohol at his parties: he hates them. So I had to fake it. I stood around with a beer and tipped it back now and then but sealed the top with my tongue. When no one was looking I would occasionally go to the bathroom and pour a little down the sink.

Saturday was unfortunately another cheat day. My gf and I spent the day in the city. We had lunch at my brother's (woke up late) and spent the afternoon seeing the window displays at Macys, Lord & Taylor, and Sax Fifth Avenue. At about 3:30, we went to the IMAX and saw Polar Express in 3D. After the movie we got our stuff from my brother's apt and hopped on the train home. Didn't get home until 8:30PM.

I was very surprised to see I hadn't gained any weight.

In terms of side effects, I am definintely noticing an increase in blemishes lately. It also seems as though the increased aggression is kicking in. So it would seem MDHT takes about 2 weeks to truly kick in.

Upon reading some clinical data about how natural growth hormone production works, I've discovered a practice that I've been doing that needs to change. I've been drinking my protein shake immediately following my workout. This is not wise. Aparently, growth hormone levels are elevated for roughly 2 hours following a workout (nothing to do with the whole training for 45 minutes; that has to do with cortisol being released when working out for too long). Well, eating actually blunts growth hormone release! Yes, eating decreases the amount of growth hormone your body produces. That means if you eat right after your workout, you are decreasing your growth potential. Flies in the face of everythign I learned but its true.

The thing is, post workout is when your muscles are most receptive to protein. I'd like to utilize that. So what to do, what to do. The solution for me is a compromise. I will eat exactly 1 hour after finishing my workout. This gives me an hour of heightened growth hormone production, AND it allows me to thoroughly absorb my protein.

I'll have to call my doctor and ask if I can make an appointment for some full bloodwork following 4 weeks of PCT. I estimate my thyroid (specifically TSH levels) will take about 6-8 weeks to return to normal. As a precaution, I'll be taking my thyroid PCT for a full 8 weeks. Here's the tests I'm looking to do if I can get them covered:

I didn't like this particular workout. I felt like my muscles could have done a lot more work, but I was winded and drained of energy. The combination of lack of carbs and low TSH is downright devastating to my workouts at the moment.